12.05.2022
By Robert Romano “[A]s an appropriator myself, left to their own devices, the Republicans and Democrats in a bipartisan way on the Appropriations Committee can reach a solution. But sadly we have no choice if they can’t that we would have to have a year-long [continuing resolution].” […]
12.02.2022
By Robert Romano 139,000 fewer Americans said they had jobs in November in the latest household survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as another 186,000 Americans left the U.S. labor force — the second month in a row both decrease — that came after a slowdown of hiring with 353,000 fewer jobs openings in October . This is what usually happens in recessions. In every one of the 12 recessions since 1948 , […]
11.30.2022
By Robert Romano “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.” That was Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Nov. 28 in a tweet , warning Twitter’s more than 250 million daily active users that their favorite app may be removed from Apple’s App Store available exclusively on iPhones after Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion. And […]
11.29.2022
By Robert Romano In 2022, Florida stood out as a bright spot for the Republican Party, with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis easily defeating Democrat Charlie Crist by a whopping 1.5 million votes, almost 20 points — 59.4 percent to just 40 percent — and the GOP went on to scoop up another four […]
11.28.2022
By Robert Romano There are just a few more results coming in from the 2022 Congressional midterms, and with just one more race to call — Republican John Duarte is narrowly leading Democrat Adam Gray by just 593 votes in California’s 13th Congressional District — House Republicans […]
11.25.2022
By Robert Romano The latest Emerson national poll finds that in a hypothetical matchup, only 42 percent of Democratic voters would choose President Joe Biden to be the party’s nominee in the 2024 presidential election. 17 percent say Vice President Kamala Harris, and 12 percent say Vermont Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders. […]
11.22.2022
By Robert Romano Former President Donald Trump was leading President Joe Biden in several 2024 presidential polls in key swing states taken at the end of October constituting a majority of the Electoral College prior to the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith by Attorney General Merrick Garland. In Ohio, Emerson had […]
11.21.2022
By Robert Romano “This horrendous abuse of power is the latest in a long series of witch hunts we started a long time ago. I thought the investigation with the document hoax was dying or dead or over and the investigation into January 6 and my very […]
11.18.2022
By Robert Romano Don’t look now — it’s not even 2023 yet — but the 2024 Republican primary for president looks like it could be highly interesting, a Nov. 10-14 Politico-Morning Consult poll shows. On the eve of former President Donald Trump’s Nov. 15 announcement that he will once again seek a second […]
11.17.2022
By Robert Romano The war in Ukraine is becoming unpredictable as it expands collaterally into NATO regions, and is already risking touching off a much wider conflict — and that should frighten any lawmakers in Congress looking to restore the Constitution’s Article I warmaking powers in 2023, […]
11.16.2022
By Robert Romano He’s still got gas in the tank. A lot. Former President Donald Trump announced on Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. that he will for a third time be running for president in 2024 against current incumbent President Joe Biden. And maybe three times is the charm. Just ask Benjamin Netanyahu , who after being defeated in 2020 for his third term as Prime Minister of Israel, […]
11.15.2022
By Robert Romano The U.S. economy shed 328,000 jobs in October, raising the national unemployment rate to 3.7 percent as inflation cooled to 7.7 percent annualized, the latest employment and price data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows. This is what usually happens at the end of economic […]
11.14.2022
By Robert Romano After a disappointing outcome for the U.S. Congressional midterm elections—Democrats will retain the U.S. Senate without any net loss of seats, and Republicans poised to retake the U.S. House by a slim majority—political attention is already shifting to the race for 2024 and the […]
11.10.2022
By Robert Romano 18-29-year-olds had increased enthusiasm to vote on Nov. 8, and 65-year-olds had decreased enthusiasm, weekly Economist/YouGov surveys ahead of the 2022 U.S. Congressional midterms show. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade decision, younger voter interest in the race for Congress visibly increased. […]
11.09.2022
By Robert Romano Republicans appear poised to retake the House of Representatives by a very slim majority in the 2022 Congressional midterm elections. Having started the night out with 212 seats, the GOP needed only six seats to get to the needed 218 seats, and if they get there, it will be because of strong runs for governor by Republicans […]
Robert Romano is the Vice President of Public Policy at Americans for Limited Government Foundation and Americans for Limited Government and can be reached at robert@getliberty.org. He grew up in a suburban Long Island township. He studied and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stony Brook University with the Class of 2008. In his free time, he composes music on piano, paints oil on canvas, and writes fiction.